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Adam Thompson (politician)
Adam Thompson (born 30 November 1990) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Erewash since 2024. He stood for the neighbouring Amber Valley constituency for the previous general election in 2019. Early life and education Thompson graduated with an MPhys BSc in physics from the University of Warwick in 2013, followed by a PGCE at the University of Southampton. He attained a PhD in metrology from the University of Nottingham, following which he worked at the university as a research scientist in manufacturing engineering. He served as a union representative for research scientists at the institution as a member of the University and College Union. Having trained as a teacher, he has cited his experience working in schools during Michael Gove's tenure as Education Secretary as a key influence on his decision to enter electoral politics. Political career Early political career Thompson joined the Labour Party following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament (UK)
In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. Elections All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle, or when a snap election is called. Since the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, Parliament is automatically dissolved once five years have elapsed from its first meeting after an election. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Under the Representation of the People Act 1981 any MP sentenced to over a year in jail automatically vacates their seat. For certain types of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrology
Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of Unit of measurement, units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution's political motivation to standardise units in France when a length standard taken from a natural source was proposed. This led to the creation of the decimal-based metric system in 1795, establishing a set of standards for other types of measurements. Several other countries adopted the metric system between 1795 and 1875; to ensure conformity between the countries, the ''International Bureau of Weights and Measures, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures'' (BIPM) was established by the Metre Convention. This has evolved into the International System of Units (SI) as a result of a resolution at the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1960. Metrology is divided into three basic overlapping activities: * The definition of units of measurement * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scientists For Labour
Scientists for Labour is a Socialist society (Labour Party), socialist society affiliated to the British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. It is open to supporters of the Labour Party interested or involved in UK science and technology. Notable patrons include the Nobel Prize winning geneticist, Sir Paul Nurse Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS, the businessman and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Lord David Sainsbury, and the former Prime Minister, Dr. Gordon Brown. Its stated aims are to be a strong political voice for science, to improve the understanding of science within the Labour Party and nationally, and to advise the parliamentary Labour Party on science policy issues. SfL organise a range of events, including panel discussions, networking meetings, and collaboration. History Scientists for Labour was founded in 1994 by the Scottish molecular virologist Willie Russell (virologist), Willie Russell, amongst others, to be a vehicle for scientists within the Labour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Jayne Farnsworth is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Amber Valley since 2024. Early life and career Farnsworth was raised in Erewash, Derbyshire and the first in her family to attend university. Her father was a coal miner who, following mine closures, retrained as a bricklayer and her stepmother was a nurse. Qualifying as a solicitor in 2001, Farnsworth worked as a criminal solicitor for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for over two decades. During her tenure at the CPS, she prosecuted serious and organised crime as an international liaison prosecutor. Political career In 2023, Farnsworth was elected as a Member of Amber Valley Borough Council for Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook and Horsley. She became the first Labour councillor to represent the ward in over 20 years, and was also elected to the Parish Councils in Horsley and Kilburn. Farnsworth was elected as MP for Amber Valley at the 2024 general election, defeati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Mills
Nigel John Mills (born 1974) is a British politician and former chartered accountant who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Amber Valley in Derbyshire from the 2010 general election until he lost his seat in the 2024 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he has campaigned for the pro-Brexit, Eurosceptic Leave Means Leave group following the 2016 European Union membership referendum. Early life and career Mills was born in Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire, in 1974 and was privately educated at Loughborough Grammar School in Leicestershire. He went on to study Classics at Newcastle University. Mills qualified as a Chartered accountant in 1999, working for PricewaterhouseCoopers until early 2010, moving on to Deloitte working as a Tax adviser to businesses, specialising in transfer pricing. Political career Mills was first elected as a Conservative Councillor for Amber Valley Borough Council in 2004 when he won in Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing of the Left–right political spectrum, left-right political spectrum. Following its defeat by Labour at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election it is currently the second-largest party by the number of votes cast and number of seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons; as such it has the formal parliamentary role of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. It encompasses various ideological factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites and Traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. There have been 20 Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Erewash Borough Council Election
The 2019 Erewash Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election. Summary Election results , - Erewash Borough Council - Results by Ward Awsworth Road Breaston Cotmanhay Derby Road East Derby Road West Draycott and Risley Hallam Fields Kirk Hallam and Stanton By Dale Larklands Little Eaton and Stanley Little Hallam Long Eaton Central Nottingham Road Ockbrook and Borrowash Sandiacre Sawley Shipley View West Hallam and Dale Abbey Wilsthorpe By-elections Hallam Fields Nottingham Road References {{Derbyshire elections May 2019 in the United Kingdom Erewash 2019 This was the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derbyshire County Council Elections
Derbyshire County Council elections are held every four years. Derbyshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 64 councillors have been elected from 61 electoral divisions. Council composition County result maps File:Derbyshire UK local election 2005 map.svg, 2005 File:Derbyshire UK local election 2009 map.svg, 2009 File:Derbyshire UK local election 2013 map.svg, 2013 File:Derbyshire UK local election 2017 map.svg, 2017 File:Derbyshire UK local election 2021 map.svg, 2021 File:Derbyshire UK local election 2025 map.svg, 2025 By-election results 1993–1997 1997–2001 2001–2005 2005–2009 2009–2013 2013–2017 2017–2021 2021–2025 See also * 1973 Derbyshire County Council election * 1977 Derbyshire County Council election * 1981 De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erewash Borough Council Elections
Erewash Borough Council elections are held every four years. Erewash Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Borough of Erewash, Erewash in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 47 councillors are elected from 19 Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, wards. Council elections *1973 Erewash District Council election *1976 Erewash Borough Council election *1979 Erewash Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) *1983 Erewash Borough Council election *1987 Erewash Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *1991 Erewash Borough Council election *1995 Erewash Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *1999 Erewash Borough Council election *2003 Erewash Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)legislation.gov.uk The Borough of Erewash (Electoral Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandiacre
Sandiacre is a town and civil parish in the borough of Erewash in Derbyshire,England adjoining the border with Nottinghamshire. The population of the parish was 8,889 at the 2011 Census. The name Sandiacre is usually thought to refer to a ''sandy acre'', though another interpretation, based on ''Saint Diacre'', is sometimes advanced. Geography Sandiacre is 7 miles west of Nottingham and 9 miles east of Derby. It is part of the Greater Nottingham urban area. It is on the western side of the River Erewash from Stapleford in Nottinghamshire. Sandiacre is adjoined by Long Eaton to the south and Risley to the west. History The parish church is Saint Giles' Church, which dates back to the 10th century. There is also a Methodist church in the town. The old village lock-up still exists, situated near to St. Giles. The 1801 census recorded Sandiacre's population as 405; by 1901 this had risen to 2,954, with the 1971 census reporting a population of 7,792. The current populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since July 2024. He has been Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency), Doncaster North since 2005. Miliband was Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2015. Alongside his brother, David Miliband, he served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet from 2007 to 2010 under Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Miliband was born in the Fitzrovia district of Central London to Marion Kozak and Ralph Miliband, Polish Jewish immigrants. His father was a Marxist intellectual and native of Brussels who fled Belgium during the Second World War. He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford and later from the London School of Economics. Miliband became first a television jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 United Kingdom General Election
The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 7 May 2015 to elect 650 Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. The Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister David Cameron, won an unexpected majority victory of ten seats; they had been leading a Cameron–Clegg coalition, coalition government with the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats. It was the last general election to be held before the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) in June 2016. Opinion polls and political commentators had widely predicted that the election would result in a second consecutive hung parliament whose composition would be similar to the one elected at the 2010 United Kingdom general election, previous general election in 2010. Potential coalitions and agreements betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
